Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

Beware of will power. It damages your giving-up skills.

What the mind cannot accept, the heart can finally never adore.

Live a colourful life. If you can't, develop your own Photoshop and colour it!

Details create the big picture.

Look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.

The great task of life is transmission: the task of transmitting the essential tools and graces of life from our parents to our children

I suppose that being moved to write a song is more applicable to me, I have to be moved, I have to have a reason to write a particular song.

You're the kiss that puts my soul at ease.

Life is absolutely insane. Yes, life is insane but the great wisdom lies in choosing your insanity wisely.

Sometimes love can be an ugly thing.